T-Mobile has shared the results of its latest 5G network test today and the Uncarrier says it’s broken another record. A novel network technology called Uplink Transmit (UL Tx) switching that runs on 5G SA is expected to expand T-Mobile’s “5G superhighway” with “new faster lanes with spare capacity for traffic to zoom faster than ever.”
We’ve seen T-Mobile share the results of impressive 5G network tests over the last couple of years with a test in December clocking in at over 4 Gbps:
Now, T-Mobile says it has achieved a record-breaking uplink speed test of 345 Mbps on its 5G SA network, T-Mobile says UL Tx has the “potential to revolutionize the way data is transmitted from mobile devices to the network.”
Here’s how the Uncarrier describes the tech that leverages carrier aggregation and SU-MIMO for up to 25% faster uplink speeds and more:
UL Tx switching is a groundbreaking technology that enables seamless switching and a combination of different frequencies, effectively creating more uplink capacity and higher uplink speed. In other words, it’s like taking the 5G superhighway and adding new faster lanes with spare capacity for traffic to zoom faster than ever. This test combined the power of carrier aggregation (combining different channels of spectrum for more capacity and speed) and SU-MIMO (single user multiple input, multiple output – which means it gives your phone the ability to send multiple data streams at the same time) to deliver uplink speeds 25% faster than T-Mobile’s previous record of 275 Mbps. The test used equipment from Nokia’s cutting-edge next-generation AirScale portfolio and a mobile test smartphone powered by a flagship Snapdragon® Modem-RF system from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
T-Mobile highlights that the improved uplink performance will be valuable for content creators, remote work, gaming, and AR/VR experiences.
Top comment by Ricardo Gomez
As a NY'er, I welcome the ability to have choices for Internet service. Most people are held hostage with Spectrum/Xfinity. Which isn't necessarily bad. But upload speeds are horrible. Performance is a bit sporadic. I typically have one-blackout/year but that's usually due to some extreme weather event.
Verizon FIOS is awesome but mostly only available in wealthier neighborhoods. It's coming into poorer neighborhoods. But it's a huge process. They have to open up roads basically to lay the fiber.... And it wouldn't be NYC if it didn't take 3x longer than it needs to take.
I'd love to have a box I can sit on my desk or somewhere in the apartment and be done with any Internet issues. For an extra $10/mo of T-Mobile 5G over others, might be worth it. But performance has to be good and reliable. I would love reliable 100Mb/s upload speeds. I have that need when clients-colleagues need to download files.
I thank T-Mobile for their work....
The Uncarrier hasn’t shared when UL Tx switching will be implemented and available for T-Mobile customers in the wild, but we’ll keep an eye out.
If you have T-Mobile and haven’t checked to see if you have 5G SA turned on, check out our guide:
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